The Charlotte family from One Piece and its members have been discussed more than once on this site. In most cases, we've talked about either Big Mom or Charlotte Katakuri, the two most important and relevant characters in the family; Big Mom was an emperor, while Katakuri is best known for his rivalry with Luffy. In this article, however, we'll be talking about another important member of the family—Charlotte Cracker—who had a very nasty encounter with Marine-turned-pirate Aokiji. Aokiji froze Cracker and many others, but are they alive? Read on to find out what happened to Cracker and the others!

No, Aokoji didn't kill Cracker, but the situation is quite delicate.

At the end of the fighting on Totto Island (part of the Whole Cake Island arc), Pudding looks worriedly at the book Niji and Yonji were imprisoned in, then approaches Rabiyan and punches them for bullying Sanji. Shortly after, she angrily walks off as Oven prepares to transport the book to Whole Cake Island through a mirror. At the same time the Vinsmokes arrive, Blackbeard's crew also infiltrates the island and prepares to kidnap Charlotte Pudding; the exact motives for this are now known, but we assume Oda will reveal more details later. And this brings us to Cracker's involvement in the story.

Meanwhile, Cracker was initially recovering from his injuries and had fully recovered when his sister, Charlotte Brûlée, opened a portal next to him and informed him of the Vinsmokes' infiltration. Now recovered and energized, Cracker immediately set out to investigate the new situation with his sister. The two went through the portal to Chocolat Town to investigate the Vinsmokes, but it soon became clear that they were about to face a new set of enemies.

Namely, while investigating the Vinsmokes, they stumbled upon Blackbeard's crew, who were kidnapping their sister, Pudding. Of course, they immediately intervened, but they were no match for Kuzan, who was the leader of this party. Kuzan was undoubtedly one of the most powerful Marines, and his ice-based powers made him a very dangerous enemy; when he left the World Government and became one of Blackbeard's pirates, he became one of the most valuable and dangerous additions to Blackbeard's crew. This is why Blackbeard sent Kuzan to retrieve Pudding.

So, as we said, Cracker and his sister stood up to Kuzan, wanting to save their sister, which was a natural reaction. It was the only thing they could really do. But their opponent was tough. Immediately after seeing them, Kuzan activated his powers and froze Chocolat Town, also freezing Cracker (you can see his frozen silhouette in the anime screenshot at the top of this page), raising doubts about his fate in the series. And while we can agree that Kuzan didn't explicitly kill Cracker, many fans believe his frozen end means he's dead. So, right?

No, we can once again confirm that Charlotte Cracker is not dead, meaning he wasn't killed by Kuzan in Chocolat Town. He was frozen, but the ice will eventually do that, and Cracker will be back to normal in no time. This wasn't a fatal attack from Kuzan, and it wouldn't really make narrative sense for Cracker to die this way. We can understand how some fans might have thought this was the end of Cracker, but official sources don't list him as dead at the time of writing.

Of course, there's always the possibility that Oda could change his mind, but knowing Oda and One Piece's logic, that doesn't seem like a very likely scenario. But what we do know for sure is that we'll hear more about Cracker and his fate later in the series.

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